[quaint] adj [ME cointe, fr. OF, fr. L cognitus, pp. of cognoscere to know--more at cognition] (13c) 1 obs: expert, skilled
2. a: marked by skillful design "~ with many a device in India ink --Herman Melville" b: marked by beauty or elegance 3 a: unusual or different in character or appearance: odd "figures of fun, ~ people --Herman Wouk" b: pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar syn see strange -- quaint.ly adv -- quaint.ness n